This is for an accomplished teen violinist. Will the sound likely be okay if he is used to a nice violin or is the sound/quality more for a beginner?
13525
It has a decent quality to it. By no means does it convey greatness, but if he is still in training; it might just save you a few hundred dollars (should he do as teenagers do and break it).
13526
I am a beginner also. I would suggest going to YouTube and check out a video by fiddlerman. He reviews the black version of this violin. He gave a favorable review. What he plays in the video sounds good. Alot better than my playing. You will probably want to get higher quality strings. Hope this helps.
13527
The sound is pretty typical of electronic violins. It is fine for practice. If used for performance, external amplification and tonal controls will be required and the quality of the sound will be dependent more on the quality of those devices than on this instrument. If he has a decent standard violin, he will be dissapointed in the dynamic range of this or any other electronic instrument.
13528
Hi Ed,We got this for our 15 year old daughter who is an accomplished violin player. She uses it with a Fender Mustang 1 amp that offers dozens of effects. She has had much fun playing this violin (sounds like a rock star) and it sounds good for a violin at this price. You will no doubt want to replace strings for best results. A new set of diaddarrio preludes will do fine for the electric. Best of luck.
1591692
Nothing was done wrong sir. It will still produce sound just not a full crisp, sound that an acoustic violin would make. It's along the same lines as an electric guitar still makings tones without an amp.
2153536
Yes, this is a wonderful instrument to begin learning to play on. The sound can be a bit "bright" in my opinion and it does not have a built in tuner. Well worth the money for the instrument!
1289926
Yes, I bought this violin for my 12 yr old, and the size is good for an adult as well...
1812071
It's good for any beginner! I am 18 and I just started and I'm a bit late in the game but! Yes, in my opinion I think it's great! I bought this violin knowing nothing about this instrument and I picked a great choice!
2282254
It's a decent violin for a starter. The style is quite beautiful. They left the back of the neck unfinished to eliminate any gummy reside from forming. The only desired upgrade would be a hard case instead of the hard formed cloth case.
1644353
The strings may give your violin a different sound. Basically it boils down to what you like and what you are after in sound. This set is a good quality that is easy to break in. As with any new strings, try to put them on well in advance of any performance.
2108140
I'm not a violinist, but I picked one up the other day and felt like I could fret easily. But the violin is already easier to fret. I'm sure the motion of exercising each finger for speed/agility would be helpful though.
1661323
Yes, I occasionally play this with a bow. To my ear it sounds great on the E string, decent on the A string, and a bit "electric" on the D and G strings.
1289929
yes this is a very good beginner violin for the price, it may be quite uncomfortable without a shoulder rest though.
2258239
I would not recommend this one for that level of playing. My son is using it as a beginner in his middle school. I think it's a fair instrument for beginner level learning. I'm not a musician though. The piece is very light and easily damaged.
636572
Yes. This is a very nice beginner violin! My 7 year old grandson does well with it...though he still has plently of growing room with it.
1860690
Get a set of GOOD strings not the ones that come with the violin. BE PATIENT it will take some time to adjust and for the stings to stretch out. It took a few weeks if constant adjustment even in the middle if practices but now it stays tuned ir close to it almost as well as my good violin.I use this one to practice in the early morning when the family is asleep it isnt silent but pretty quiet
133735
Yes the violin looks much better in person; lighter in color, and you can see the grain in the wood. My G2 is very pretty.
1553426
I think most highschool orchestras would want something slightly more upscale. Unfortunately as with most musical instruments you get what you pay for. If the student has never played violin previously this would be an excellent choice, but if they are outgrowing their old violin then this would probably be considered pretty substandard.
603760
I don't own the mv500 but IMO this violin has pretty decent sound quality for a violin of its low price. I was afraid of it sounding bad because I bought it from Amazon but it was perfect
958329
No not if You expected to work correctly out of the box. My daughters instructor tried to tune it and was afraid that she was going to crack the violin if she continued to tune it. Some of the other posts advise if you replace the strings that will fix the problem but I didn't attempt to that I just went out to get another replacement one that was a little bit better